COHA Ridgeline Plot Gallery

Dynamic Interactive Selection Guide

Overview

This gallery showcases 28 ridgeline plot variants for visualizing Cooper’s Hawk mass distributions across time periods. Each variant combines: - Scale: Compact (0.85) vs Expanded (2.25) - Palette: Viridis variants, ColorBrewer, or custom Cooper’s Hawk-inspired palettes

How to Use

1. Scale Comparison - Browse side-by-side compact vs expanded for each palette
2. All Variants - View full-size individual plots with quality metrics
3. Select your favorite - Note the variant number for final publication

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Scale Comparison by Palette

Compare compact (left) vs expanded (right) side-by-side for each palette.

plasma

Compact (0.85)
Variant 1 | Quality: 100/100

Expanded (2.25)
Variant 15 | Quality: 100/100

viridis

Compact (0.85)
Variant 2 | Quality: 100/100

Expanded (2.25)
Variant 16 | Quality: 100/100

magma

Compact (0.85)
Variant 3 | Quality: 100/100

Expanded (2.25)
Variant 17 | Quality: 100/100

inferno

Compact (0.85)
Variant 4 | Quality: 100/100

Expanded (2.25)
Variant 18 | Quality: 100/100

cividis

Compact (0.85)
Variant 5 | Quality: 100/100

Expanded (2.25)
Variant 19 | Quality: 100/100

rocket

Compact (0.85)
Variant 6 | Quality: 100/100

Expanded (2.25)
Variant 20 | Quality: 100/100

mako

Compact (0.85)
Variant 7 | Quality: 100/100

Expanded (2.25)
Variant 21 | Quality: 100/100

turbo

Compact (0.85)
Variant 8 | Quality: 100/100

Expanded (2.25)
Variant 22 | Quality: 100/100

Set2

Compact (0.85)
Variant 9 | Quality: 100/100

Expanded (2.25)
Variant 23 | Quality: 100/100

Dark2

Compact (0.85)
Variant 10 | Quality: 100/100

Expanded (2.25)
Variant 24 | Quality: 100/100

hawkO_natural

Compact (0.85)
Variant 11 | Quality: 100/100

Expanded (2.25)
Variant 25 | Quality: 100/100

hawkO_vivid

Compact (0.85)
Variant 12 | Quality: 100/100

Expanded (2.25)
Variant 26 | Quality: 100/100

hawk_natural

Compact (0.85)
Variant 13 | Quality: 100/100

Expanded (2.25)
Variant 27 | Quality: 100/100

hawk_vivid

Compact (0.85)
Variant 14 | Quality: 100/100

Expanded (2.25)
Variant 28 | Quality: 100/100

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All Variants

View each variant at full size.

Variant 1: Variant 1: Compact + Plasma

Scale: 0.85 | Palette: plasma | Quality: 100/100 | Time: 0.09s

Variant 2: Variant 2: Compact + Viridis

Scale: 0.85 | Palette: viridis | Quality: 100/100 | Time: 0.04s

Variant 3: Variant 3: Compact + Magma

Scale: 0.85 | Palette: magma | Quality: 100/100 | Time: 0.05s

Variant 4: Variant 4: Compact + Inferno

Scale: 0.85 | Palette: inferno | Quality: 100/100 | Time: 0.06s

Variant 5: Variant 5: Compact + Cividis

Scale: 0.85 | Palette: cividis | Quality: 100/100 | Time: 0.05s

Variant 6: Variant 6: Compact + Rocket

Scale: 0.85 | Palette: rocket | Quality: 100/100 | Time: 0.05s

Variant 7: Variant 7: Compact + Mako

Scale: 0.85 | Palette: mako | Quality: 100/100 | Time: 0.05s

Variant 8: Variant 8: Compact + Turbo

Scale: 0.85 | Palette: turbo | Quality: 100/100 | Time: 0.05s

Variant 9: Variant 9: Compact + Set2

Scale: 0.85 | Palette: Set2 | Quality: 100/100 | Time: 0.05s

Variant 10: Variant 10: Compact + Dark2

Scale: 0.85 | Palette: Dark2 | Quality: 100/100 | Time: 0.05s

Variant 11: Variant 11: Compact + HawkO Natural

Scale: 0.85 | Palette: hawkO_natural | Quality: 100/100 | Time: 0.06s

Variant 12: Variant 12: Compact + HawkO Vivid

Scale: 0.85 | Palette: hawkO_vivid | Quality: 100/100 | Time: 0.07s

Variant 13: Variant 13: Compact + Hawk Natural

Scale: 0.85 | Palette: hawk_natural | Quality: 100/100 | Time: 0.05s

Variant 14: Variant 14: Compact + Hawk Vivid

Scale: 0.85 | Palette: hawk_vivid | Quality: 100/100 | Time: 0.05s

Variant 15: Variant 13: Expanded + Plasma

Scale: 2.25 | Palette: plasma | Quality: 100/100 | Time: 0.04s

Variant 16: Variant 14: Expanded + Viridis

Scale: 2.25 | Palette: viridis | Quality: 100/100 | Time: 0.05s

Variant 17: Variant 15: Expanded + Magma

Scale: 2.25 | Palette: magma | Quality: 100/100 | Time: 0.04s

Variant 18: Variant 16: Expanded + Inferno

Scale: 2.25 | Palette: inferno | Quality: 100/100 | Time: 0.04s

Variant 19: Variant 17: Expanded + Cividis

Scale: 2.25 | Palette: cividis | Quality: 100/100 | Time: 0.06s

Variant 20: Variant 18: Expanded + Rocket

Scale: 2.25 | Palette: rocket | Quality: 100/100 | Time: 0.05s

Variant 21: Variant 19: Expanded + Mako

Scale: 2.25 | Palette: mako | Quality: 100/100 | Time: 0.05s

Variant 22: Variant 20: Expanded + Turbo

Scale: 2.25 | Palette: turbo | Quality: 100/100 | Time: 0.06s

Variant 23: Variant 21: Expanded + Set2

Scale: 2.25 | Palette: Set2 | Quality: 100/100 | Time: 0.05s

Variant 24: Variant 22: Expanded + Dark2

Scale: 2.25 | Palette: Dark2 | Quality: 100/100 | Time: 0.06s

Variant 25: Variant 25: Expanded + HawkO Natural

Scale: 2.25 | Palette: hawkO_natural | Quality: 100/100 | Time: 0.04s

Variant 26: Variant 26: Expanded + HawkO Vivid

Scale: 2.25 | Palette: hawkO_vivid | Quality: 100/100 | Time: 0.05s

Variant 27: Variant 27: Expanded + Hawk Natural

Scale: 2.25 | Palette: hawk_natural | Quality: 100/100 | Time: 0.04s

Variant 28: Variant 28: Expanded + Hawk Vivid

Scale: 2.25 | Palette: hawk_vivid | Quality: 100/100 | Time: 0.04s

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Configuration Matrix

Summary of all plot configurations.

Plot Variant Configuration Matrix

	Variant	ID	Scale	Palette	Type	Quality	Time_s
compact_01	1	compact_01	0.85	plasma	viridis	100	0.09
compact_02	2	compact_02	0.85	viridis	viridis	100	0.04
compact_03	3	compact_03	0.85	magma	viridis	100	0.05
compact_04	4	compact_04	0.85	inferno	viridis	100	0.06
compact_05	5	compact_05	0.85	cividis	viridis	100	0.05
compact_06	6	compact_06	0.85	rocket	viridis	100	0.05
compact_07	7	compact_07	0.85	mako	viridis	100	0.05
compact_08	8	compact_08	0.85	turbo	viridis	100	0.05
compact_09	9	compact_09	0.85	Set2	brewer	100	0.05
compact_10	10	compact_10	0.85	Dark2	brewer	100	0.05
compact_11	11	compact_11	0.85	hawkO_natural	custom	100	0.06
compact_12	12	compact_12	0.85	hawkO_vivid	custom	100	0.07
compact_13	13	compact_13	0.85	hawk_natural	custom	100	0.05
compact_14	14	compact_14	0.85	hawk_vivid	custom	100	0.05
expanded_01	15	expanded_01	2.25	plasma	viridis	100	0.04
expanded_02	16	expanded_02	2.25	viridis	viridis	100	0.05
expanded_03	17	expanded_03	2.25	magma	viridis	100	0.04
expanded_04	18	expanded_04	2.25	inferno	viridis	100	0.04
expanded_05	19	expanded_05	2.25	cividis	viridis	100	0.06
expanded_06	20	expanded_06	2.25	rocket	viridis	100	0.05
expanded_07	21	expanded_07	2.25	mako	viridis	100	0.05
expanded_08	22	expanded_08	2.25	turbo	viridis	100	0.06
expanded_09	23	expanded_09	2.25	Set2	brewer	100	0.05
expanded_10	24	expanded_10	2.25	Dark2	brewer	100	0.06
expanded_11	25	expanded_11	2.25	hawkO_natural	custom	100	0.04
expanded_12	26	expanded_12	2.25	hawkO_vivid	custom	100	0.05
expanded_13	27	expanded_13	2.25	hawk_natural	custom	100	0.04
expanded_14	28	expanded_14	2.25	hawk_vivid	custom	100	0.04

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Statistics

- **Total Variants Generated:** 28

- **Compact Plots (0.85):** 14

- **Expanded Plots (2.25):** 14

- **Average Quality Score:** 100/100

- **Average Generation Time:** 0.05 seconds

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About This Gallery

Generated: 2026-02-11
Data Source: C:/Users/Triad/OneDrive/Documents/R Projects/COHA_Dispersal/data/data.csv
Plot Type: Ridgeline density plots
Time Periods: 8 periods (1980-2027, 6-year intervals)
Grouping Variable: Period

To add new variants: 1. Edit R/config/plot_registry.R - add to ridgeline$variants 2. Re-run pipeline: source("R/run_project.R") 3. Gallery automatically updates!

To add new plot types (e.g., boxplots): 1. Add new section to plot_registry$boxplot$variants 2. Implement plot generation in R/functions/ 3. Enable in pipeline configuration 4. Create separate gallery report if needed